In light of the current debate regarding the proposed Jasper Clean Energy Center (JCEC), it may be helpful to understand the history of the Jasper Power Plant and the sequence of events that led the City of Jasper and the Jasper Municipal Utility Service Board (JMUSB) to consider alternative uses for the Jasper Power Plant….
June 22, 2011 – The Dubois County Bombers’ five game skid ended Wednesday night with a convincing 6-1 win against the Terre Haute Rex. After getting four straight days off due to rain-outs, the Bombers came out healthy and rested. All facets of the game were great tonight – Tomas Rodriguez pitched a great game,…
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is offering monthly nutrition classes through the “Choose 8 to Lose Weight” program. The classes are designed to provide individuals with the information needed to lose weight and become more physically fit. In July, the topic will be “Choose Healthy Portions of Food.” The classes will be held at…
The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to Lake Patoka June 25 for the second of five stops in the Hoosier Division. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards up to $9,500 and $3,000, respectively. “The winning sack is going to be caught out deep,” said Walmart FLW Tour…
June 16, 2011 – The Dubois County Bombers entered Thursday on a three game losing streak, and for awhile it looked like it would end. The Bombers took a 2-0 lead into the eighth inning, but the bullpen prodigalized it, leading to a 3-2 win for the Terre Haute Rex. Indiana State University lefthander Sean…
Pop quiz; point to Myanmar on a map. You can’t Google it first and truthfully I couldn’t find it either, but Liesl Eck, a 2011 graduate of Jasper High School, knows exactly where the small Asian country is and she can tell you all about it. On December 27, Liesl and her cousins, Erin Kieffner…
Former Dubois County Bomber pitcher Steve Cishek recently pulled off a big double play on June 10th when he recorded his first major league save and set a Marlins record by starting his career with 12 2/3 scoreless innings. “That’s kind of a cool thing to hear when you come into a locker room,” Cishek…
Evelyn A. Schaaf age 98 of Jasper passed away at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday June 15, 2011 at St. Charles health Campus in Jasper. She was born March 21, 1913 in Jasper to; Edward M. and Rosa T. (Gutzweiller) Egg. She married Edwin G. Schaaf November 24, 1932 at St. peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis….
Jim Dinkle, with the Dubois County Area Development Corporation, DCADC, joined the FreedomMakers on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Jim reported that he started work as the executive director of the DCADC on April 19, 2011 after the position was vacant for nearly eight months. Mr. Dinkle described some of his tasks and vision for his…
The market will run from July 2nd to October 15th. We are proud to welcome a new sponsor of the Huntingburg Farmer’s Market the Waters of Huntingburg. “The Waters of Huntingburg are a wonderful partner and will be extremely helpful in supporting fresh, local and health choices that the Farmer’s Market provides,” says Nick Stevens,…
